How To Install libt3key1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libt3key1 on Kali Linux. libt3key1 is Terminal key sequence database library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libt3key1 on Kali Linux.

What is libt3key1

libt3key1 is:

The libt3key library provides functions for retrieving the character sequences used by terminals to represent keys pressed by the user. Although the terminfo database provides part of this information, it lacks information for the sequences returned by modern terminals/terminal emulators for many combinations of modifiers with other keys. For example, many terminal emulators provide separate character sequences for Control combined with the cursor keys, which is not stored in the terminfo database.

There are three methods to install libt3key1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libt3key1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libt3key1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libt3key1

Install libt3key1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libt3key1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libt3key1

Install libt3key1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libt3key1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libt3key1

How To Uninstall libt3key1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libt3key1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libt3key1

Uninstall libt3key1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libt3key1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libt3key1

Remove libt3key1 Configurations and Data

To remove libt3key1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libt3key1

Remove libt3key1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libt3key1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libt3key1

Dependencies

libt3key1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libt3key1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.